It was big news when three local bands – BLURRED IN10TIONS, Everglaze and Rōzy – were announced for the opening of Trapt. The show was held at the Rise Rooftop, a venue known for its electronic dance parties and EDM performers, so it was a bit unusual for a rock concert to take place here, especially on Halloween weekend. Regardless, the show was very energetic and didn’t disappoint.
The independent / alternative group BLURRED IN10TIONS kicked off the first concert. They performed songs like “Clothes” and “Can’t Explain”, as well as a cover of “Mr. Brightside” by the Killers. They were everywhere and you could tell they loved every second of it. At the end of their set, the members of Everglaze began to prepare their set.
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Rock band Everglaze was amazing, although it was awkward not being able to really hear lead singer Indy after a few songs. They had cool tunes reminiscent of the Black Keys; all of their songs had you rocking and banging your head like “Feels”, our favorite song from the set. Their energy was unmatched and their set couldn’t be better, until bassist Joe decided to join the crowd and run around while playing his bass! The group ended their set with the unreleased track “On the Rocks”, a song about alcohol that got Indy to encourage everyone to support the bar staff.
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With Everglaze over, rock band Rōzy (formerly known as STARFLIGHTROCKS) took to the stage. This group was disguised as Powerpuff Girls and even incorporated the Powepuff Girls theme song into their set’s intro. They played songs like “Pretty Little Lies” and “Doll”, and the band was phenomenal! Rōzy also introduced new unnamed songs, one that sounded like the intro to the One Punch Man anime show. We also heard the second cover of “Mr. Brightside” of the night, which the band admitted to be a misunderstanding. Everyone in the crowd was big fans of the group; someone even had a wig of Zoe’s iconic red locks. All the bands were great, but Rōzy had the best performance hands down.
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We only attended the show to see the cool Houston bands at this iconic venue, so we didn’t stay long enough to see Trapt. Regardless, the show exceeded our expectations and we are happy to have been able to see these groups become famous. These kinds of shows allow them to gain new followers, and it certainly did for us. We can’t wait to discover them at the next shows!
